[TAS] SNES ActRaiser by zidanax & dunnius in

This is a tool-assisted speedrun. For more information, see tasvideos.org/....
TAS originally published on 2011-03-01.
ActRaiser (1990) is a critically acclaimed SNES game which combines two major gameplay phases: a god simulator and an action platformer. You play the role of God "the Master", who awakens from his slumber only to find that the human civilization is completely wrecked, and hordes of demons are roaming free. The Master has three roles: to open new locations for humans to inhabit, to deal with the catastrophes happening there, which usually have something to do with grotesque monsters, as represented in side-scrolling action stages, and to help develop human civilization anew by controlling it during the overhead phases through a bow-wielding cupid who also repels mischievous demons, as presented in the form of an overhead simulation.
This is an improvement of 14:11.48 over the original run of this game from 2004.
Commentary from the authors is available as subtitles in the MKV and TH-cam video, or through this script (tasvideos.org/...) if watching in the emulator.

[@SharkySSharkington]

It's always a treat, watching a TAS with commentary! Nice done too!

[@klutterkicker]

The sim portion of game has a lot going on in the background, some of which you never see, but in casual gameplay it's as simple as moving the roads around and shooting down a monster when it attacks.

[@willgrellosbelts8695]

Thank you for taking the time to include commentary, knowing why and how certain things are done makes watching this twice as interesting.

[@Pexon_Mid]

I used to play this game as a child, I was like 8 or 9 maybe, I can’t remember, but I remember that it was hard af😅

[@DerpLeSqueege]

Rest in Peace Tim, love you brother

[@Slash0mega]

Tas with Commentary are the best!

[@triforcewielder8500]

Love this game and the music is great too.

[@Ratralsis]

I liked how the player sometimes took intentional damage to save time

[@daniellithven]

oh my living days! the music, the sounds, wow! i'm turning the volume up on my pc and i don't care who want's me to turn it down, screw them! this game is absolutly brilliant! wow, wow, yeah! oh seriously i'd do anything for more tas's with wicked music like this.

[@eatingmage603]

Curious how similar the TAS for this would be compared to a potential TAS for the remaster.

[@jojojoma3026]

There is so much more content in the SIM phase the runs would de-sync pretty quickly. Some of the city defending scenarios are actually pretty hard, too.

[@eatingmage603]

@@jojojoma3026 Good to know!

[@Shadow-MCMXCV]

Excellent tas 😏👉👉

[@thepawchoe2749]

Hey man, so what happens if you leave the demons run a muck during the world building? What do the different/different colored demons do? I only ever played act raiser 2.

[@Arycke]

Red demon: dries up crops fields
Skull head: decimates everything with an earthquake
Napper Bat: kidnaps up to 4 villagers
Blue Dragon: uses lightning to destroy houses and any villagers inside

[@jojojoma3026]

The soundfont of the original release is so good, I have to play the remaster with "original" audio. The modern versions of these tracks actually sound fake compared to the source!

[@AboveEmAllProduction]

best gme oin snes

[@IanZWhite00]

THAT’s the game this song is from??

[@Thornbloom]

I noticed something: Bosses are only worth 800 points. That seems... rather low in fact. Like, why is it that low?

[@XanthinZarda]

So does the score not actually matter for town growth, and that was just a playground rumor or is there a lot more nuance to town growth than could be realized?

[@LoveFor298Yen]

I believe score does matter, yes.

[@SecondChallenge]

Doido

[@Chud_Bud_Supreme]

This was such an amazing game. Too bad the new one they made recently looks like trash

[@PaqAttax]

Honestly, as a fan of both the original and the new one, the new one wasn't half bad after playing through it 100%.
I do have two complaints about the new one:
1: The tower defense / RTS segments can be tough if you don't know how to react to certain situations.
2: Graphically, it's clear that it was designed for a mobile port in mind.
Really though, Actraiser getting any kind of attention is still better than nothing.

[@Chud_Bud_Supreme]

@@PaqAttax Mobile game is exactly what I thought when I saw the graphics of the new one, and its cringe, cutesy anime characters

[@dansmith1661]

Deus Vult

[@dansmith1661]

1:03:05 *Looks at society today.* No. Not ever.

[@DR---]

Luke 14:26 “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple."
Those are the ideals of the religion this game is based off of.